Coastal erosion

How can Erosion Affect the Earth? To begin this blog post, Erosion is the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. Erosion can change the landscape by wearing down mountains, making rivers disappear and appear and filling valleys. Erosion usually a slow process but it speeds up by farming and mining. Erosion starts with weathering which breaks rock & soil into little pieces which then loosen them up from the earth’s surfaces. Water help erosion by carrying sand

The Ocala National Forest, located in north central Florida (Figure 1), encompasses approximately 383,000 acres and is rich in water resources with more than 600 lakes, springs, and rivers (United States Department of Agriculture, 2017). The forest also has a variety of historic, recreation, and scenic locations (Hollis, 2016). Of the 150 National Forests declared during United States President Theodore Roosevelt’s tenure, on November 24, 1905, the Ocala National Forest was the second established

The organism discussed in this paper is the Pediomelum subacaulis also known as the Nashville Breadroot which can be found in the southern states of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. This plant species is a plant that grows in several counties in Middle Tennessee and has minimal leaves that looks different in appearance and color and has hairy leaves that grow in limestone. This is a beautiful organism that lives in different phases throughout the year. This organism during the different seasons

In the two short stories “Drought” by Roz Spafford, and “The Provincials”, by Daniel Alarcon, there is one common problem; a drought. In the story “Drought” it is a literal drought causing survival difficulties between a married couple, Chrissie and Clay, and their baby. It continues to get tough between the couple as they distance themselves from one another slowly falling apart. In “The Provincials” however there is a metaphorical drought in a Mexican town, where the father Manuel used to live

Will McAvoy, the news anchor of HBO’s hit TV-drama The Newsroom once said, “The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one”. Canadians have heard of climate change cries for decades. However, this constant bombardment has lost its effect. As a result, Canadians have been taking baby steps towards resolving this environmental issue. The changes in the ecosystem of Canada and other countries around the world are discussed constantly. The fact is humans are using up the Earth’s resources

Introduction Soil erosion is one form of soil degradation along with soil compaction, low organic matter, loss of soil structure, poor internal drainage, salinisation, and soil acidity problems. These other forms of soil degradation, serious in themselves, usually contribute to accelerated soil erosion. Soil erosion is a naturally occurring process on all land. The agents of soil erosion are water and wind, each contributing a significant amount of soil loss each year in Ontario. Soil erosion may be a

that forest loss can have significant direct and indirect impacts on human health. In addition, she said that: “forest loss can contribute directly to the severity of these health problems through disruption of the water cycle and increased soil erosion, as well as indirectly though very significant – through its effects on

caused more energy to dissipate and a larger layer of lubrication (therefore less friction). Rock sliding on ice behaves in a similar way to a rough metal sliding against a soft metal. In both cases, one digs grooves in the other, (and the rate of erosion is dependent on the angle at which the grooves are dug.) Through collecting data quoted in other studies with regard to friction’s role in rock avalanches, a physical model that demonstrated the mechanics of a rock avalanche travelling on glaciated

What is soil erosion? Soil erosion is a natural process, occurring over geological time, and indeed it is a process that is essential for soil formation in the first place. With respect to soil degradation, most concerns about erosion are related to accelerated erosion, where the natural rate has been significantly increased mostly by human activity. Soil erosion by water is a widespread problem throughout Europe. Soil is naturally removed by the action of water or wind: such 'background'

Thornton and Stephenson 2006). Trenhaile (1987) defined three areas that geology will be affectively controlled the process of formation and development of shore platforms: 1) erosion process; 2) platform profiles; and 3) degree of inheritance of shore platforms. Rock lithology, structure and mineralogy could be determined the erosion processed operated upon the shore platforms. Rocks that is thinly bedded and well jointed will be eroded dominantly be wave quarrying. Rocks that absorb large quantity of